About the project

The map project was conceived by Istra Toner, glass artist and painter, together with groups of artists from several different countries. The project is a response to our desire to describe visually our experience of the place we call our home. The challenge was to create collaborative maps using textiles as the material of choice. The first exhibition of the project was in Spring 2014; the maps have since travelled to participating partner countries.

For more information about the various groups and individual artists please visit the pages for the participating countries.

Saturday, 2 March 2019

The Map Project exhibition in Liverpool from the 5th to 19th July 2019

A group of Wirral based artists together with artists from Scotland, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Poland and Australia are exhibiting a textile art project based on the place they called HOME, further info: www.themapproject13.blogsp

Monday, 10 July 2017

July 2017 - Two maps by artists from Scotland and England are shown together with Australian work and a beautiful Newcastle piece made by Newcastle Textile group and also an amazing tapestry couch created at 'The Friendship Garden' in Auburn led by Sayd Shah Mahmood, Tasman Munro and Jane Theau. More than 200 refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia participated in this project. Felted Dreamscape made at the 'Life and Living conference at Easter was also in the exhibition as well as Quakers Journey in the Hunter 1838 and selected pieces made by a range of textile groups in the ACT for 'The Map Project' at Belconnen's 50th Birthday celebrations last year.

Thursday, 9 March 2017

Our Australian partners organised an
exhibition of their ongoing work in textile together with textile groups from England
and Scotland to celebrate 50 years of Belconnen Arts Centre. At this event
together with a wonderful array of bird lanterns, screen printing, origami
birds, Wirrajuri dancers and beautiful singing ‘The Map Project’ brings
the feel of the place where artists live.'The Map Project’ was established in 2013, and 'A Sense of Place' was established in 2016 (senseofplace16.blogspot.com) with groups of textile artists from 8 countries including
artists from Australia. Thank you Julie and Australian
artists.

Thursday, 15 September 2016

02-10 September at Lybster in Scotland Istra attended a masterclass in glass blowing and hot glass with Richard Wentworth, James Devereux, Louis Thompson and a group of glass artists from all over the World. As always, great experience.